Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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FSA Consultation, 17 February 2014
A copy of the consultation document is available on this site. See: Union list of smoke flavouring primary products to be used in or on foods (England)
The purpose of this consultation is to provide interested parties with the opportunity to comment on, and express their opinions on the Impact Assessment on the 'union list' of smoke flavouring primary products to be used in or on foods. Responses are requested by: 21 May 2014
Audience
Who will this consultation be of most interest to?
Manufacturers and suppliers of smoke flavouring primary products, food business operators involved in the placing on the market of foods containing smoke flavourings including importers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers, plus enforcement authorities and consumer organisations.
What is the subject of this consultation?
The Union list of smoke flavouring primary products was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 December 2013 and applied from 1st January 2014. The Union list contains only those primary products that have undergone a safety assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The Impact Assessment describes the background to the establishment of the Union list, the options considered during EU negotiations on the list and the information received from manufacturers and users of smoke flavourings.
What is the purpose of this consultation?
To provide interested parties with the opportunity to comment on, and express their opinions on the Impact Assessment on the Union list of smoke flavouring primary products to be used in or on foods.
Consultation details
The Union list of smoke flavouring primary products was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 December 2013 . Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1321/2013 ('the Union list'), establishing the Union list of authorised smoke flavouring primary products for use as such in or on foods and /or for the production of derived smoke flavourings has applied from 1 January 2014. The Union list contains only those primary products that have undergone a safety assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Smoke flavourings can be used in the production of smoked food (e.g. smoked bacon, smoked salmon) and are also used to provide a smoky/BBQ flavour to snack products and sauces.
We would welcome comments on the Impact Assessment (IA) at Annex B, which describes the background to the establishment of the Union list, the options considered during EU negotiations on the Union list and the information received from manufacturers and users of smoke flavourings.
This IA has been prepared following previous informal consultations with stakeholders and targeted questionnaires during the negotiations to gather information on the possible impacts associated with the introduction of the positive list.
Separate consultations will be carried out in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the Impact Assessment.
